Gimp 2.8 Finally Released

Posted by timothy on Thursday May 3, 2012 @02:14AM from the they-brought-out-the-gimp-again-and-again dept.

Cryophallion writes "After many years of development, GIMP 2.8 is finally released. Among its features: the oft-desired single-window mode, layer groups, and many other massive improvements, including some of the GIMP UI team's work. This might be the release that helps make The GIMP a much more user friendly experience for newcomers, and has features that are rivaling those of certain exceptionally expensive commercial programs. While the porting of GEGL is still ongoing (and recently reported to have made massive advances made), this is a major step forward for one of the premier open source projects." Here are the official release notes.

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Re:The Name by Desler · 2012-05-03 02:38 · Score: 5, Informative

'Gimp' is a perjorative for disabled people.
Re:The Name by Atzanteol · 2012-05-03 02:39 · Score: 5, Informative

It's an offensive slang term for handicapped people. And it speaks volumes about the marketing ability of geeks.

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Re:Maaaaaan... by TheNextCorner · 2012-05-03 02:47 · Score: 5, Informative

The Add under the article leads to a site wrapping Gimp with Crapware, toolbars and other installers. here is a screenshot of the ad, don't download it from Download-nation.com!